Environmental Studies - Academic Brochure, Gonzaga University

Academic Brochure, Gonzaga University

ENVIRONMENTAL
STUDIES
www.gonzaga.edu/envs
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
THE PROGRAM
The 39-credit Environmental Studies (ENVS)
major allows students to link together courses
from different departments in order to
understand the scientific, ethical, social, and
political aspects of the environment.
All students take five required lower-division
courses:
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ENVS 101-Introduction to Environmental
Studies
ENVS 102- Environmental Politics and
Policy
ENVS 200-Case Studies in Environmental
Science.
One of the following:
• ENVS 103- Human Ecology and Lab
• BIOL 206-Ecology and Lab (for BIOL
double-majors and BIOL minors)
One of the following:
• ENVS 104/L-Environmental Chemistry and
Lab
• CHEM 206/L-Inorganic Chemistry and Lab
• CHEM 230/L-Organic Chemistry and Lab
All students complete the program with
two required upper-division courses:
ENVS 358-Environmental Ethics and ENVS
499-Symposium in Environmental Studies
(capstone course).
THE PASSION
Based on the view that the natural world is
crucial to human life, the Environmental Studies
major seeks to foster an awareness of human
interactions with the environment. The
Environmental Studies major offers a diverse,
integrated curriculum with offerings in the
natural sciences, the social sciences, and the
humanities, complimented by an
interdisciplinary introductory course and a
capstone seminar. Set in the Inland Northwest
among some of the most beautiful and
important natural areas in North America, the
Environmental Studies major at Gonzaga offers
courses, speakers, and special events aimed at
advancing an intellectual understanding of and
practical solutions for environmental problems.
Students then select their remaining five upperdivision courses from a wide array of choices,
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Ecological Thought and Politics
Economics of Environmental Protection
Environmental History of the Western
United States
Environmental Psychology
Environmental Sociology
Ethics of Eating
Ethics of Global Climate Change
North American Environmental Policy
Politics of the Pacific Northwest
History of Yellowstone
Population and Society
The ENVS program also sponsors public
lectures on environmental topics and offers
students a broad set of opportunities for
service learning, internships, and volunteer
positions. Students also have opportunities to
work with environmental community partners
and collaborate with Gonzaga’s on-campus
environmental organizations such as the
Gonzaga Environment Organization (GEO), the
Outdoor Adventure and Leadership themedinterest community in Marian Hall, and the
Gonzaga Outdoors program.
THE POTENTIAL
The Environmental Studies major is designed
for anyone interested in environmental issues.
Environmental Studies students have gone on
to graduate school, law school, and careers in
government and policy. Students completing
the major have a wide range of career
interests—both directly and indirectly related
to the environment. Whatever career a student
wishes to pursue, the Environmental Studies
major is well suited for those interested in the
relationship between humans and the natural
world.
CORE FACULTY
AFFILIATED FACULTY
Julie Beckstead | Ph.D., University of Illinois
| Professor of Biology | conservation biology,
community ecology, and genetic modification |
beckstead@gonzaga.edu
Matthew Bahr | Ph.D., Purdue University | Associate
Professor of Sociology | population and society |
bahr@gonzaga.edu
Gregory Gordon | Ph.D., University of Montana |
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies |
environmental history, the environmental movement,
and environmental literature and nature writing |
gordong@gonzaga.edu
Brian Henning | Ph.D., Fordham University | Professor
of Philosophy | environmental ethics and the ethics of
global warming | henning@gonzaga.edu
Kevin Henrickson | Ph.D., Fordham University |
Associate Professor of Economics | economics of
environmental protection |
henrickson@jepson.gonzaga.edu
Jonathan Isacoff | Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
| Director of Environmental Studies Program
| Associate Professor of Political Science |
environmental politics and policy, Middle Eastern
politics | isacoff@gonzaga.edu
Michael Treleaven | Ph.D., University of Toronto |
Associate Professor of Political Science | North
American and Pacific Northwest environmental
politics and Native American politics |
treleaven@gonzaga.edu
Andrea Bertotti Metoyer | Ph.D., Loyola University
Chicago | Assistant Professor of Sociology |
environmental sociology |
bertottimetoyer@gonzaga.edu
Gary Chang | Ph.D., University of Washington |
Assistant Professor of Biology | human ecology |
chang@gonzaga.edu
Betsy Downey | Ph.D., University of Denver | Professor
of History | history of Yellowstone |
downey@calvin.gonzaga.edu
Joseph Haydock | Ph.D., Purdue University | Associate
Professor of Biology | conservation biology and
compartave physiology | haydock@gonzaga.edu
Erica Johnson | Ph.D., University of Oregon | Assistant
Professor of Economics | environmental economics |
johnsone@jepson.gonzaga.edu
Hugh Lefcort | Ph.D., Oregon State University
| Professor of Biology | ecology and wildlife
management | lefcort@gonzaga.edu
Michael McBride | Ph.D., St. Louis University |
Associate Professor of Psychology | environmental
psychology | mcbride@gonzaga.edu
Joanne Smieja | Ph.D., University of Minnesota |
Professor of Chemistry | environmental chemistry,
inorganic chemistry, and organic chemistry |
smieja@gonzaga.edu
Jeff Watson | Ph.D., Purdue University | Assistant
Professor of Chemistry | environmental chemistry and
biochemistry | watson@gonzaga.edu
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
David L. Boose | Ph.D., University of California, Davis |
Associate Professor of Biology | conservation and
evolutionary biology | boose@gonzaga.edu